DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (August 13, 2013)— Despite one final and four semi-final round appearances for the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team throughout their high-profile career, a visit to the coveted Winner’s Circle has continued to elude the Ypsilanti, Mich. based team, now in their sophomore season. With just eight events left […]

KENT, Wash. (August 4, 2013)— The Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team leaves Seattle without their much-needed event win on Sunday after a first round loss at the 26th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals. The twelfth ranked Patrón team, fresh off of their third semi-final round appearance of the season, felt confident going […]

SEATTLE, Wash., (Aug. 4, 2013) – Native Australian David Grubnic, driver of the Optima Batteries Top Fuel dragster for Kalitta Motorsports, raced to a runner-up finish in Sunday’s eliminations of the annual running of the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Seattle. Grubnic and the Optima Batteries team qualified in the No. 2 (3.765 […]

SEATTLE, Wash., (Aug. 4, 2013) – Del Worsham, driver of the DHL Toyota Camry Funny Car for Kalitta Motorsports, had his Sunday race day unexpectedly end early during eliminations of the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Seattle. Worsham, a 43-year old resident of Chino Hills, Calif., qualified the DHL “flopper” in the lofty […]

SEATTLE, Wash., (Aug. 4, 2013) – Even keel Doug Kalitta, driver of the 10,000-horsepower “Big Red” Mac Tools Top Fuel dragster for Kalitta Motorsports, is not one to dwell on big wins or upsetting losses, so he will have no trouble putting a less than exemplary weekend at the NHRA Northwest Nationals in Seattle behind […]

**Only two qualifying sessions due to cancellation of Friday’s two sessions because of rain** THE RESULTS: David Grubnic – Driver of the Optima Batteries Top Fuel Dragster Q1: 3.815 sec. at 316.30 mph Q2: 3.765 sec. at 317.57 mph (Three bonus points for quickest of the session and ties track record) Qualifies: No. 2 Doug […]

Alexis DeJoria: Driver of the Kalitta Motorsports Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry The Results: Q1: 4.099 ET at 298.87 MPH Q2:6.561 ET at 100.85 MPH *Note: Friday’s two qualifying runs were cancelled due to persistent rain The Competition: No. 9 Alexis DeJoria vs. No. 8 Courtney Force Quotables: Alexis DeJoria, Driver “Yesterday was a wash out, […]